Delivered Online
with live online lectures and discussions, and on-site field work.

Note:
Applications for the non-BSW Program are no longer being accepted for course work beginning January 2009.

The admission deadline for the Advanced Generalist MSW is November 15, 2008 for courses work beginning May 2009.

The Department of Social Work will be reviewing additional admission dates for new cohorts due to increased interest in the online program. Please provide your contact information so that you receive future announcements and updates about the online, part-time MSW program admission deadlines, please send us an e-mail with your name, address, daytime phone and e-mail address to undonline@mail.und.edu

The next admission deadline for BSW students will be November 15, 2010, for Advanced Generalist MSW coursework beginning May 2011.

The next admission deadline for Non BSW students will be June 15, 2011, for Foundation MSW coursework beginning January 2012.

Again, if you would like to receive future announcements and updates about the online, part-time MSW program, please send your name, address, daytime phone, and e-mail to undonline@mail.und.edu

MSW Foundation Program of Study for Non BSW Students

The online MSW Distance Program consists of the following requirements:

• Successful completion of 60 credit hours of courses with at least a 3.0 GPA. The number of electives required is dependent on whether you select the independent study or the thesis option.
• The development of a program of study with a faculty advisor during your second semester of advanced generalist concentration courses.
• Completion of:
  • Foundation courses (24 credit hours)
  • Advanced generalist concentration courses (36 credit hours)
  • Independent Study (Non-Thesis) Option: an independent study (SWK 997) and a final comprehensive exam completed in the last semester of enrollment
  • Thesis Option: a thesis (SWK 998)

• Completion of at least 45 semester credits with UND. Transfer credits must be obtained in a CSWE (Council of Social Work Education) accredited program, and a maximum of 15 credits will be allowed for transfer.
• As an online student, you will need to meet the residency requirement that will include brief on-campus visits during the first two years of your program.

MSW Advanced Standing Program of Study

The MSW Program consists of the following requirements:

• Satisfactory completion of the advanced generalist concentration courses (36 credit hours) with at least a 3.0 GPA. The number of electives required is dependent on whether you select the independent study or the thesis option.
• The development of a program of study with a faculty advisor during your second semester of advanced generalist concentration courses.
• Completion of:
• Advanced generalist concentration courses
• Independent Study (Non-Thesis) Option: an independent study (SWK 997) and a final comprehensive exam completed in the last semester of enrollment
• Thesis Option: a thesis (SWK 998)
• Completion of at least 30 semester credits with UND. Transfer credits must be obtained in a CSWE (Council of Social Work Education) accredited program, and a maximum of 6 credits will be allowed for transfer.
• As an online student, you will need to meet a residency requirement that will include a brief on-campus visit during the first year of your program.